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January 28

OHL Roundup: Knights edge Attack to snap Owen Sound's 15-game winning streak
Joe Resetarits powers Rochester Knighthawks past Toronto Rock 9-8
NewsAlert: Canada says dual citizens not affected by U.S. travel ban
22 rescued, Malaysia searches for 6 others from boat sinking
Survivors of a sank boat receive medical assistance at the Malaysia Marine Operation Force post in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. More than 20 people, mostly Chinese tourists, were rescued Sunday after their boat sank in strong wave. (AP Photo)
QMJHL Roundup: Moreau, Hardie lead Oceanic to 9-3 rout of Voltigeurs
Ouellette scores 130th CWHL goal to Jayna Hefford atop league's all-time list
With Tortorella's dog ailing, Gretzky becomes All-Star coach
Wayne Gretzky, left, points to Bobby Orr during a news conference prior to an NHL 100 ceremony, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Canadian men finish fourth at Wellington Sevens rugby tournament
Anti trophy hunting demonstration held despite court order against protest group
Tech companies protest Trump immigration order
FILE - In this June 13, 2016 file photo, The Apple logo is shown on a screen at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, in San Francisco. Google, Apple and other tech giants expressed dismay over an executive order on immigration from President Donald Trump that bars nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. The U.S tech industry relies on foreign engineers and other technical experts for a sizeable percentage of its workforce. The order bars entry to the U.S. for anyone from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
Justin Bieber gets hit, bounces back in celeb hockey game
A 70-something couple’s winning strategy for ‘debt with purpose’
John and Pauline Shore at their classic Ontario cottage in Stratford on a recent Sunday morning. The couple’s willingness to borrow strategically throughout the years has allowed them to retire comfortably.
NYC airport becomes scene of anguish after Trump travel ban
Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer Sr., of the Service Employees International Union, talks to demonstrators opposed to President Donald Trump's executive order barring entry to the U.S. by Muslims from certain countries at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Koch political network to spend $300M to $400M over 2 years
NHL: No Olympics in 2018 if status quo remains
Volkswagen's Audi brand to recall 576,921 vehicles in US
Aussies sweep moguls gold in Calgary, streak ends for Canada's Kingsbury
Despair, confusion reign as Trump's travel ban hits
Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Trump sets 5-year and lifetime lobbying ban for officials
President Donald Trump holds up a signed Executive Order in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 in Washington. The document includes restrictions against lobbying for "Every appointee in every executive agency appointed on or after January 20, 2017..." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump immigration order blocks Iranian director but Asghar Farhadi may yet win an Oscar
Kate Taylor
John Tavares still committed to long-term future in New York despite upheaval
New York Islanders center John Tavares (91) skates during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Buffalo, N.Y. John Tavares still has no plans of leaving the New York Islanders. Even a rocky season, which led to the recent firing of long-time head coach Jack Capuano, seemingly hasn't changed the long-term outlook or commitment of the club's captain, who can become a first-time unrestricted free agent following the 2017-18 season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jeffrey T. Barnes
Body found on P.E.I. near where woman went missing 10 days before
Trump’s ‘vetting’ just made the world less free – and less safe
H.A. Hellyer
Wayne Gretzky named head coach for Metropolitan Division at NHL all-star game
Former NHL hockey players, from left, Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr and Mario Lemieux speak during a news conference prior to an NHL 100 ceremony, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
California governor to get further prostate cancer treatment
FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2016 file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown talks to reporters in Sacramento, Calif. Brown's office said Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, that Brown will undergo further radiation treatment for prostate cancer. Brown's oncologist, Dr. Eric Small of the University of California, San Francisco, said in the statement the disease is not extensive and can be treated with "a short course of radiotherapy." Small says the prognosis for Brown is "excellent" and that he doesn't expect any significant side effects. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Florida sheriff investigating killing of mother and daughter
Germany's Merkel, Trump agree on importance of NATO in call
Georgia parents found guilty of locking son in basement
Attorney: Man charged in DC actress' death is innocent
New charges filed against suspect in Florida officer's slay
Canada's strong X Games showing continues with Beaulieu-Marchand bronze
Lawmakers won't publicly commit to 'bathroom bill' repeal
Police suspect Richmond, B.C., man's death targeted homicide
Pearl Harbor Navy salvage diver dies at 103
This Nov. 11, 2014 photo provided by Jeani Groesbeck shows Ken Hartle at Veterans Day ceremonies at Webb Park in Rancho Bernardo, Calif. Hartle, believed to be the oldest surviving Navy salvage diver who worked the wreckage left after the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor in World War II, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. He was 103. Besides towing away unexploded Japanese torpedoes and raising sunken ships and planes, Hartle and his fellow Navy Seabees were often given the somber duty of bringing up the long-submerged bodies of sailors trapped underwater when their ships sank. (Jeani Groesbeck via AP)
10 injured in Tennessee National Guard Armory shooting
Los Angeles airport to get scanners to speed up security
Dmytro Timashov scores twice, Garret Sparks earns shutout as Marlies blank IceCaps
Trump immigration order ‘a boon' for Canadian tech industry, say executives
Canadian technology executives are making plans to capitalize on Donald Trump’s immigration orders, using the new president’s crackdown to help their efforts to recruit skilled workers from overseas.
Military looking at role to help New Brunswickers affected by ice storm
90-year-old, Laudia Savoie, tries to keep warm in her bed with no heat and no electricity in her home in Pointe-Sapin, NB on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. The Baie Sainte Anne Fire Department set Savoie up with a generator and a heater after they went door to door to check on residents in the fishing village. Thousands of people in New Brunswick are still without power, days after a winter storm blasted through the region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Diane Doiron
20-year-old city councilman dies after car wreck in Idaho
In this 2015 photo Wilder City Councilman Ismael Fernandez smiles in Wilder, Idaho. Fernandez, a 20-year-old city councilman who was one of the youngest people ever elected in Idaho, has died after being involved in a car accident. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that Fernandez died Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in a collision on Highway 19 in Canyon County. Fernandez was just a 19-year-old freshman at the College of Idaho when he was elected in 2015 to the four-member Wilder City Council. His win made national headlines. (Ismael Fernandez /Idaho Statesman via AP)
Ethiopia faces new drought, seeks urgent aid for 5 million
An elderly women waits for food aid in the Warder district in the Somali region of Ethiopia, Saturday Jan. 28, 2017. Ethiopia is struggling to counter a new drought in its east that authorities say has left 5.6 million people in urgent need of assistance. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)
Super Bowl comes as Houston recovering from latest oil bust
Fans run the 40-yard dash at the NFL Experience Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in Houston. The New England Patriots will play the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, at NRG Stadium in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Man dead after shooting at hotel in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Deal reached to close Southern California airport
After day of confusion, Canadian government says dual citizens will be unaffected by Trump's travel ban
The United States border crossing is shown Wednesday, December 7, 2011 in Lacolle, Que., south of Montreal. Canada was caught up in a wide-reaching American travel ban that has barred citizens of seven countries from entering the United States, including some Canadian dual citizens.
Canadian dual citizens unaffected by U.S. ban on travel from 7 countries: Ottawa
A Syrian woman carries a water bucket on her head, as she walks through the snow at an informal refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj near the border with Syria, Lebanon, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. In an executive order Friday, President Donald Trump suspended all refugee admissions to the U.S. for four months and banned the entry of Syrian refugees indefinitely, pending a security review of the admissions program. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Canada's Ted-Jan Bloemen captures first speedskating World Cup win of season
Republican lawmakers worry if 'Trumpcare' doesn't deliver
A look at Trump's executive order on refugees, immigration
President Donald Trump, left, with Defense Secretary James Mattis, right, watching, explains the executive action on extreme vetting that he is about to sign at the Pentagon in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
'She Decides': Dutch put millions into birth control fund
Knights of Malta: Pope writes to stress order's sovereignty
The Latest: Police shoot suspect in deadly car prowl
WWII museum acquires German document demanding US surrender
California governor: Driver's license penalty harms the poor
In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, evening rush hour traffic fills Highway 50 in Sacramento, Calif. State Sen. Robert Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys , has introduced a bill to ban the practice of suspending a person's driver's licenses because they couldn't afford to pay a traffic ticket. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
After Roof trial, SC addressing faith, violence intersection
Serena Williams sets grand slam record with win in Australia
Serena Williams of the US holds the winner's trophy following her victory over Venus Williams of the US in the women's singles final on day 13 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2017.
Texas mosque destroyed in early-morning blaze; cause unknown
A firefighter walks in front of the Islamic Center of Victoria on Saturday, Jan. 28 in Victoria, Texas. The early-morning fire Saturday destroyed the mosque that was a target of hatred several years ago and experienced a burglary just a week ago. (Barclay Fernandez/The Victoria Advocate via AP)
'A truly magnificent talent:' actor John Hurt dies at 77
Hundreds rally in Barcelona, claim their city back
Tourist gather in front of Sagrada Familia church, designed by architect Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Barcelona will curb the number of rooms for visitors in the city center in a controversial move aimed to appease residents concerned about sky-high property prices and opposed by hotel and business owners. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Canada's Parrot and McMorris on snowboard big air podium at X Games
Israel: Official unaware he was meeting French far-rightist
Kosovo president, Serb premier speak by phone
Man faces charges after back-to-back bank robberies in Toronto
Tiger escapes from circus, takes to the road in Sicily
Back to favourite topic, Egypt's leader blasts 'evil people'
In this handout photo provided by the Egyptian presidency, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, addresses a youth meeting in the southern city of Aswan on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. Egypt’s president has returned to some of his favorite topics, angrily denouncing the “evil people” plotting against his country and questioning the ideology of Islamic militants waging an insurgency against his government. (Egyptian presidency via AP)
New Italian trial set for Berlusconi in a corruption case
FILE -- In this file photo taken on June 25, 2008, Silvio Berlusconi, then Italian Premier, gestures miming handcuffs as he speaks during the Confesercenti traders association's annual assembly in Rome. Just when Silvio Berlusoni hopes to run for office after being sidelined for a tax-fraud conviction, a Milan judge has ordered him to be tried on corruption charges. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
Canada's Kim McRae captures bronze medal in women's singles at luge worlds
Intentionally or not, big brands help fund fake news
In this Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, photo, a fake news story is positioned near ads from major global corporations on The Red Elephants website. It may not be intentional, but major corporations are helping prop up sites that publish false news stories. Experts say it’s not so easy for brands to make sure they don’t end up on websites that publish false stories. (The Red Elephants via AP)
Underground fires, toxins in unfunded cleanup of old mines
In this Jan. 18, 2017 photo, Rob Rice, left, chief of the West Virginia Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation, and planner Jonathan Knight check on the smoldering underground fire at a long-abandoned coal mine in Preston County, W.Va. The fire burned low for several years, then erupted into a bigger fire last summer, moving it to the top of the state's long cleanup list. (AP Photo/Michael Virtanen)
FA Cup: Wolves shocks Liverpool, Son saves Spurs from upset
Monk, abbot of rebel Greek monastery sentenced to 20 years
Oscar-nominated Emmanuelle Riva dies in Paris, age 89
FILE - In this Sunday, May,20, 2012 file photo, actress Emmanuelle Riva speaks during a press conference for the film Love, at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. Riva, a French star of screen and stage nominated for an Academy Award for best actress in 2013, has died. She was 89. Riva died Friday, Jan, 27, 2017 in a clinic in Paris, after a long illness, her agent, Anne Alvares Correa, told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
Italian minister: Go ahead, nurse babies in public offices
49 African migrants rescued at sea, Spanish authorities say
Anger erupts over Trump's order banning refugees from US
In this Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 photo, released by the French Foreign ministry, French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, left, greets his newly appointed German counterpart, Sigmar Gabriel, before talks at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France. (Frederic de la Mure/French Foreign Ministry via AP)
Google recalls staff to U.S. after Trump immigration order
Hundreds of area residents march up Church St. protesting President Donald J. Trump's policies on immigration Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, after a rally at the entrance to New Haven City Hall.
Pope frets about 'hemorrhage' of priests, nuns from church
Photographer behind photos of fetus developing in womb dies
The Latest: Trump reaffirms NATO commitment to France
President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
In South Africa, conservationists offer fake leopard hides
FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2016 file photo a man and his son, members of the Shembe Church, dressed in tribal leopard skins at the end of a pilgrimage on the holy Nlangakazi Mountain north of Durban, South Africa. In a gathering this weekend many worshippers will wear leopard skins, seen as symbols of status and power. Some of the pelts to be displayed, however, are fake, reflecting an effort by an international conservation group to reduce poaching of Africa's threatened leopards. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
All-day breakfast: McDonald’s gets its wake-up call
McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Ltd. is now slowly rolling out its all-day breakfast by testing it at several locations across the country.
Irving dynasty son Kenneth reveals his dark depression, and fight to health
Getting perspective on rising above from (who else?) an astronaut
Elizabeth Renzetti
The real wall is the one that divides the West from the rest
Philosophy professor Mark Kingwell
Trump as postmodernist: Truth no longer bound by facts
Peter McKnight
Ladies, check your privilege
Margaret Wente
Toronto’s economy will pay the toll for Wynne’s ‘no’
Benjamin Dachis
Gambia's new leader vows overhaul of feared security service
Over 2,000 people rally against Russian cathedral handover
Protesters against the transfer of St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church gather at the Marsovo field in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. Over 2,000 people rallied in St. Petersburg on Saturday to protest plans by the city authorities to give a landmark cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church amid an increasingly passionate debate over the relationship between the church and state. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
The Latest: France, Germany criticize US migrant block
Sub-saharan migrants stand on the deck of the Golfo Azzurro boat after been rescued from a rubber boat by members of Proactive Open Arms NGO, on the Mediterranean sea, about 24 miles north of Sabratha, Libya, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. Rescuers pulled nearly 300 people from two rubber boats in waters off the Libyan coast on Friday, and all of them will be transferred to an Italian port in Sicily. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Russia grounds Proton-M rocket for 3 1/2 months
In frigid cold, Mongolians stand in protest of air pollution
Protesters hold up banners on Sukhbataar Square in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. Thousands of Mongolians stood in frigid weather Saturday for the second time this winter to protest against the government's response to smog that routinely blankets their capital. (AP Photo/Grace Brown)
EU impasse on sharing burden of migrants weighs on Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a local meeting of her Christian Democrats, CDU, in Grimmen, northern Germany, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. Merkel said there's no solution yet to the problem of how to fairly share the burden of migration among European Union member states. (Stefan Sauer/dpa via AP)
French leader chides US populism, urges European unity
France's President Francois Hollande, 2nd left, joins Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, left, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, and Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, right, for a group photo at Lisbon's Belem Cultural Center Saturday, Jan. 28 2017. The leaders of France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Malta and Cyprus are attending an informal summit of southern European Union countries. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
No more ice, ice baby: Montreal moves forward on heated sidewalk project
Pedestrians make their way down a snow covered sidewalk Thursday, January 26, 2017 in Montreal. Since announcing the project in 2015, Montreal has been slowly moving ahead with a plan to install heated sidewalks on one of its key downtown arteries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Senegal nabs Gambia official accused of overseeing torture
Syrian troops take control of water facility from rebels
Correction: Trump-Refugees-The Latest story
President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
What’s the etiquette for hugs in the workplace?
Leah Eichler
Top Russian official says Putin-Trump call will be positive
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